Weather Alert-Closures & Delays

Now is the time to download and keep current the tools you'll need to stay informed should any Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 school need to close due to weather or other emergency situation. Click on any of the links below to be prepared! Look for this icon in the Google Play and Apple App stores to stay informed! The primary method to notify all district employees, parents, and students of school closing is through our mass notifications system in Blackboard, which will come via text, email, phone and FFC8 mobile app push notification. As many of you realize, the weather in Colorado can vary widely from day to day and through different parts of the Colorado Springs region.

UPDATE: Our crews spent hours overnight monitoring main routes and determined snow in many areas paired with cold temperatures created unsafe or impossible conditions across most of the district. Accordingly, School District 49 will close Tuesday, May The storm affecting northern and northeastern El Paso County calls for plummeting temperatures Wednesday night, along with snow and winds that may include gusts of 60 to 65 mph. These adverse conditions will last into Thursday morning and we anticipate hazardous driving conditions at the time we normally begin rolling D49 buses. Accordingly, District 49 will delay by two hours Thursday, April

Many school districts in the area switched from delayed status to closed on Monday because of the snow. Some morning flights have been delayed out of Colorado Springs Airport. The Denver area got less snow. Log In Membership Newsletters Obituaries. By The Associated Press. The snow is expected to clear out of Colorado by noon. More in Education.

Some school districts announced delayed starts across the area after a winter storm dropped several inches of snow on the northern part of El Paso County. While the winter storm was weaker than expected, cold temperatures and slick road conditions exist in the northern part of the News5 viewing area after the storm. I : Conditions are slowly improving on I between Monument and Denver. Plow crews are beginning to make some progress, but there have been crashes in the gap this morning. Plan extra time. Farther south, snow-covered parts of the interstate are possible south of Walsenburg. Highway 24 : Mostly clear from Woodland Park to Limon.

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Snow causes traffic problems, road closures across Colorado

Closures and Delays

Student safety is always the District's first priority in determining whether to close or delay schools. If a school closure or delayed start is called, announcements will be made on local TV stations between a. In collaboration with the Superintendents of Widefield and Fountain-Fort Carson nearest school districts the Superintendent will make the decision to close schools or announce a two-hour delayed start. If a two-hour delayed start is called, the following will occur:. When inclement weather occurs and parents feel weather conditions are a threat to their child's well-being, they may notify the school and those absences or late arrivals will be excused. The students are our first priority, and we feel strongly that any change in procedure be thoroughly communicated to avoid confusion and difficulty for our students, parents and staff.